NORTH AMERICA’S MOMENT: THE CASE FOR NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY COOPERATION - Please join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center for a discussion on the potential for a comprehensive strategy for energy collaboration in North America. Speakers explore the importance of energy in the North America...

A NEXT-GENERATION AGENDA: BRIDGING SOUTH KOREAN & NATO PERSPECTIVES ON SECURITY - The Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI), housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, hosts a virtual panel discussion on A next generation agenda: Bridging South Korean & NATO pe...

NINTH ANNUAL CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY CONFERENCE - The Central and Eastern European Energy Security Conference is the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center’s flagship regional event in Washington, DC. This annual event brings together key decision-makers in the US administrati...

CLIMATE CHANGE AS A THREAT MULTIPLIER: IMPLICATIONS FOR US DEFENSE AND GLOBAL SECURITY - The Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security host a discussion of climate change as a “threat multiplier” faced by the US defense and global security apparatu...

ELECTIONS 2024: SENATOR CHRIS MURPHY ON THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRATIC FOREIGN POLICY - The the Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring United States Senator Christopher Murphy (D-CT) to discuss the most pressing international issues facing the country and how the next US preside...

COUNTERING CHINA’S INROADS INTO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS - The Pacific Islands represent indispensable defense and security interests for the United States. A contiguous non-hostile ocean, from the continental United States to Japan, the Philippines, and Australia, is essential to the security of the ...

FORGING THE 5G FUTURE: STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES FOR THE US AND ITS ALLIES - As China rapidly emerges as the global leader in 5G tech, it is critical for the United States to regain its historical technological edge in the critical communications field. The stakes are high, as nations that lead in 5G...

THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA’S ELECTION: AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MORA - The US has joined Argentina, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay in recognizing opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election. After the opposition published mo...

REPORT LAUNCH | RUSSIA WITHOUT RUSSIANS? PUTIN’S DISASTROUS DEMOGRAPHICS - Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has exacerbated Russia’s daunting demographic crisis. Though Putin has spoken frequently about Russia’s demographic problems since the early 2000s, scattere...

RUSSIA’S BIG PRISONER SWAP, POLITICAL REPRESSION, AND REGRESSIVE FOREIGN POLICY - The world was stunned by the news that the largest international prisoner swap since the Cold War freed two dozen individuals through a multinational deal on August 1, 2024. The swap, which secured the release of Am...

THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA’S ELECTION - On July 28, Venezuelans voted for their next president in an election that has been deemed fraudulent by the opposition and, in response, regional governments have quickly come together to question the government-announced results. The White House h...

JUSTICE FAIR PLAY INITIATIVE: PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF JUSTICE IN COLOMBIA - An effective and fair justice system is the cornerstone of any democracy. In Colombia, increased demand for access to justice is further straining the system, with inefficiencies and threats to judicial independence. At a...

THE DAY AFTER: MAKING SENSE OF VENEZUELA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election—including the vote, the actions leading up to and on election day, and the national and international reaction—will determine the country’s trajectory for years to come. In particular, the...

YEZIDI GENOCIDE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR RECOVERY - In August 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) unleashed a genocidal campaign, committing atrocities against various religious and ethnic groups, particularly the Yezidis. Within days, the violence resulted in the mass killing, abduction...

EFFECTIVE JURISDICTIONAL APPROACHES TO FOREST CONSERVATION - There is a growing consensus that there will be a rapid increase in forest-based carbon credit trading and that if done right, these credits would incentivize forest protection, decrease deforestation, and could lead to significant amou...

VENEZUELA: A PLAYBOOK FOR DIGITAL REPRESSION - The report is a comprehensive study of how Venezuela has become a model for digital authoritarianism and an exporter of democratic backsliding to the rest of the Americas in the last twenty-five years and is a crucial resource for understanding the d...

A CROSS-STRAIT AND BEYOND SEMINAR: BOLSTERING TAIWAN’S RESILIENCE - Please join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a seminar on bolstering Taiwan’s resilience against PRC aggression.

This event is part of IPSI’s Cr...

MH17: TEN YEARS LATER, ARE THE SKIES ANY SAFER? - Ten years ago, on July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines passenger flight MH17 was downed by a Russian-made surface-to-air missile over Russian-controlled eastern Ukraine. In the years following the ongoing international investigation, the Kremlin has c...

BEYOND THE SUMMIT: OUTCOMES AND THE PATH FORWARD TO UKRAINE’S NATO MEMBERSHIP - This month’s NATO Summit was a historic one, marking seventy-five years for the Alliance that is currently faced with unprecedented challenges threatening democracy and stability across the globe. Bolstered by the new...

TURKEY’S EMERGING DEFENSE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE OF NATO - Turkey’s experience and prowess in defense technologies, particularly in robotic warfare, can strengthen collective capabilities and enhance the Alliance’s strategic edge with an eye to current and future threats. Through our event, ...

THE NORDIC-BALTIC REGION: COOPERATION IN NATO’S NORTHEAST - Since last year’s Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the security landscape in NATO’s northeast has shifted significantly. New defense plans and strong defense spending, coupled with the historic accession of Sweden and Finland, has reshaped ...

A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF MOROCCO RYAD MEZZOUR - Morocco is a major hub for international investments, representing one of Africa’s largest economies. Strategically located at the intersection between major waterways, Morocco prides itself on being the “gateway to Afri...

EXECUTING DISTRIBUTED OPERATIONS IN A CONTESTED MARITIME ENVIRONMENT - Distributed maritime operations (DMO) is the warfighting concept at the heart of the US Navy’s planning for current and future operations. How well is the Navy poised for executing this concept? Our report delves into the spec...

BRETTON WOODS AT 80: EVOLVING FOR THE NEW GLOBAL ECONOMY - On July 1, 1944, even as the Second World War raged on across Europe and the Pacific, delegates from forty-four nations led by the United States and the United Kingdom met in New Hampshire to begin the Bretton Woods Conference, officially...